Archive for September 19th, 2004

The Many Faces of Afatrat

PLO Arab terrorist leader Yasser Afatrat is no one dimensional villain. He has many dimensions.   There’s his courageous side (AP):     (It takes guts to roll your boogers in public)   There’s his cultural side (Reuters) :   “To be or not to be…that is the question.” There’s his charming side (AFP):   “Has [...]

The Most Demonized Jews on Earth

Over Rosh Hashana and the Jewish Sabbath, we stayed with my in-laws in Beit El.   For those of you who are not familiar with Beit El, it is a lovely Israeli community northwest of Jerusalem, right near Ramallah. I guess the more commonly used term for Beit El is “settlement,” but I am loathe to [...]

What Happens When You Are Left Home Alone

News of another former child star gone bad: Actor Macaulay Culkin, who gained fame as a child in the smash hit film “Home Alone,” was charged Friday in Oklahoma City with marijuana possession and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, police said.   Culkin, 24, was a passenger in a Pontiac Bonneville stopped [...]